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The 'new' car has 10,000 miles on it. It is a Wagon with the Spoiler, 3 sets of tires, upgraded to WRX 17in rims, full window tint, 3m paint protection package (front, sides, mirrors, trunk).
It has a 7yr 100k warranty too. (I am totally unsure how this warranty works) It must be transferable, but I haven't been able to find any info on it online.

So, if I like the car does it even need an inspection with the warranty already on the car? I know I should probably do so and I intend to. So, if I do where should I take the Subaru? A Subaru dealership? Or a reputable shop that works on Subarus?

Thanks for any advice on buying this car. BTW it is listed for $21,500

Depreciation itself after a year of ownership is about 3.5 to 4k. My personal opinion would be to buy new and do your own mod the way you want them over time. If you are interested i would definately take it to a reputable mech to have it checked out. Is it a mt or cvt?

Depreciation itself after a year of ownership is about 3.5 to 4k. My personal opinion would be to buy new and do your own mod the way you want them over time. If you are interested i would definately take it to a reputable mech to have it checked out. Is it a mt or cvt?

Not entirely true. Around here I'm seeing one year old Impreza's with over 10k going for 1 to 2k under new at best.

Not entirely true. Around here I'm seeing one year old Impreza's with over 10k going for 1 to 2k under new at best.

I priced the entire market. I could not find a single one with the color, mileage and 10 yr warranty. Inspection went flawless. 3 sets of tires are new. I can sell them easy. I want the tint and the 3M wrapping. I want the roof rack. It's got fog lights too which I wanted. Sport grill. I wanted. Trunk rubber mat/seat back protectors. I wanted everything SHE did to the car.

All warranties. All records.

I'm buying for 21k, transfer of warranty $35.

The mileage is nothing. The car has no problems. And tires alone add another 1.5k in value.

I would called the DMV. He/she obviously still owe money on the car (dealer or finance coy) and they would go after you if you purchase it like this.

Just a standard loan agreement it sounds like. When the first owner bought the car, he prob financed it. The title will show a lien on it from his financial institution. That's not to be confused with a mechanics lien or the like as a result of not paying somebody. It will be just like buying it from a dealer. The dealers all have liens of a sort, its called flooring. And it's not vehicle specific but dealer in general with each vehicle listed as an asset. So when you buy from a dealer they have their own paperwork to do. It sounds like a nice car, but I wouldn't pay over 15 or 16k for it max. I'm guessing it was orig purchased with not much down and they spent lots on it but payoff is more than book. Don't get caught up in paying new car pricing for a used car because if any mod at all. The mods listed will not add value. Some actually hurt resale value. So you would be better off like mentioned above to buy new and create your own canvas. Good luck bro!

The 'new' car has 10,000 miles on it. It is a Wagon with the Spoiler, 3 sets of tires, upgraded to WRX 17in rims, full window tint, 3m paint protection package (front, sides, mirrors, trunk).
It has a 7yr 100k warranty too. (I am totally unsure how this warranty works) It must be transferable, but I haven't been able to find any info on it online.

So, if I like the car does it even need an inspection with the warranty already on the car? I know I should probably do so and I intend to. So, if I do where should I take the Subaru? A Subaru dealership? Or a reputable shop that works on Subarus?

Thanks for any advice on buying this car. BTW it is listed for $21,500

I bought my 5 spd sport new for about 20,500 and got 500 in accessories. I would buy new, get the full warranty, and pick what you want. If they put rims on it and are selling it this fast it is because they are over their head financially, and my hunch would be that they beat the crap out of the car, especially once they realized they would be dumping it.

At least price the car at a dealer first, with the options you want, then look at others that may not have everything but can be made to work for you (like a premium vs a limited)

Well, I'd say the car is worth more than $16k, but it's certainly not worth $21.5k.

My recommendation is that if the car checks out perfectly, offer $18k (including the extended warranty and extra tires). He won't want to accept this offer, as he probably owes at least the $21.5k he's asking. But if he's desperate to get this car off the books, you never know.

One secret to negotiating like a pro is being willing to walk away from a product that you actually like without getting emotional. So offer $18k if the car is clean, and without flinching or hesitating, say, "OK, no thanks" and leave when the seller turns down this offer. Leave your contact info with him so that he can call you if he changes his mind, but let him know that you're about to go to a dealership to look at brand new Imprezas, so he doesn't have much time to consider you as a potential buyer.

My premium from the dealership cost about that much. i dont remember the exact amount, Remember in used cars additions are not 1/1 reimbursable. So if you install a 300 dollar rear wing you dont add 300 to the value of the car. They are asking too much for it .

Are you going to finanace? new car rates are much lower than used from my experience in looking so factor that into the situation long term and you might be paying more for a used car that cost about as much as a new vs a new from the dealer.

$26k is too high to be 'valued' at. WRX rims are not an "upgrade," the stock Sport Premium rims are already 17". Its really a style change. Tint and 3M installed can't possibly be more than $1000 installed, and that doesn't give the value +$1000. The extended warranty is about $3000 at the time of purchase at the dealer. I don't know what you're going to do with 3 sets of tires.

I agree with the other posters completely. $21.5k is way too high, you're better off buying new for that price.

This would have to be classified as one of the most idiotic statements that I have every observed, and I have seen many. CVT, AT, and MT each have different attributes some good and some bad. I believe that you have the CVT and made a conscious decision to buy one - buyers remorse?

This would have to be classified as one of the most idiotic statements that I have every observed, and I have seen many. CVT, AT, and MT each have different attributes some good and some bad. I believe that you have the CVT and made a conscious decision to buy one - buyers remorse?

This would have to be classified as one of the most idiotic statements that I have every observed, and I have seen many. CVT, AT, and MT each have different attributes some good and some bad. I believe that you have the CVT and made a conscious decision to buy one - buyers remorse?

You're right, that was rash. I should have said "don't buy a CVT because you will get better mpg than with the manual transmission, because you won't".

Some people like the CVT over the manual. I bought the CVT for the increased mpg and yes, if I had it to do over again I would buy a MT.

Probably.

I might have bought a Mazda 3...

P.S. I have seen many more idiotic statements here by Subaru defenders of the CVT who own MT's though - and if you don't recognize that I would wonder about you too...

But you are operating from some "theory" that my 5 speed gets higher mpgs than your car at highway speeds.

Who was it that complained about ignorant people who don't even own a "insert transmission here" talking about what they have no direct experience of?

Explain the science behind how my car, turning higher RPM's at highway speeds, is supposed to use less gas than your car, driven at the same speeds...

Heh. I was going to delete the irrelevent parts of that post, but 4 easy fish in a barrel is just too much fun.

Zeeper, thanks for pointing out and continually referring to the fuelly.com thread.

Then thanks to BigFatHorse for compiling the Impreza data at the bottom of this link. If you look at the averages of the MT's vs. the CVT's, you will see that, no matter how much Zeeper complains about the data from a website he continually refers to and how much he attempts to spin it, the MT gets better mpg than the CVT.

Next, I'm not talking about what I think of the MT's mpg. I'm just pointing to the data.

Then, the statement about being geared higher automatically getting better mpg than a lower geared car fails the reality test. If it didn't, all cars would be geared much higher. Engines have different efficiency at different rpm. So, if a car is geared too high it's below it's optimum efficiency and lugs. That would mean the CVT would hardly hold any grade at all in 6th gear or even with a mild headwind. Gee, sounds like my CVT...

Finally, (or about his first paragraph (or sentence, whichever you prefer) Zeeper says his MT gets crap mileage at 75 mph. Well, I didn't say the MT gets good mpg compared to other makes, just compared to the real world mpg vs. the EPA estimate of the CVT compared to its real world mileage.

Coincidentally, I switched cars this week for a mpg test. I got on the freeway and set the cruise control to the mode of the traffic speed (for you Zeeper that's the speed at which the highest percentage of traffic is flowing) which is typically 80 mph and with my 36 mpg EPA highway rated 5 speed Corolla on my two way trip I got 39.5 mpg. The next day I did the same with the Impreza, also rated at 36 mpg highway EPA. I got 28 mpg. And I really tried, by switching to manual mode and allowing it to slow going up hills, to maximize the mpg. It's not like I'm here making up a story and I'm trying to manufacture falsehoods. I do like the car - except for the crappy mpg.